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action	The amount of money wagered. In poker, the placing of money into the pot.
active player	One who is still in the pot.
bankroll	A player's total available gambling money.
basic strategy	In blackjack, the set of plays that you should make to maximize your advantage.
bet	Wager
betting limits	In a table game, the minimum and maximum amounts of money that you can wager on one bet. You cannot wager less than the minimum or more than the maximum amount posted.
black	The most common color used for $100 chips.
blind bet	A bet that certain poker players are required to make because of their betting positions.
bluff	In poker, players bluff when raising with a weak hand in hopes of driving out players with stronger hands.
board	In poker, the community cards dealt face-up in the center of the table are referred to as on the "board."
boat	Another term for a full house.
buck	A $100 wager
bug	A joker
bump	To raise
bust	In blackjack, to go over twenty-one. If you bust you lose
button	In poker, a small plastic disc used as a marker that is moved from player to player after each hand to designate the dealer position.

C-D

call	In poker, when a player matches the current bet on the table. In keno and bingo, to draw the numbers for each game.
card counting	.Keeping track of all cards that have been played since the shuffle. card sharp A person who is an expert at cards.
carousel	A group of slot machines that are positioned in a ring, enabling a change person to stand in the center.
casino advantage	The edge that the house has over the players
casino rate	A reduced hotel-room rate that the casinos offer good customers. catch In keno, to catch a number means that a number you have marked on your keno ticket has been drawn
check	In casino gambling, a check is another term for a chip. In poker, a player can check in order to stay in the game but not bet.
chips	Round tokens that are used on casino gaming tables in lieu of cash.
chip tray	The tray in front of a dealer that holds that table's inventory of chips.
combination way ticket.	In keno, a ticket in which groups of numbers are bet several different ways, allowing the player to spread money over more combinations
comps	Complimentary gifts used by casinos to entice players to gamble.
credit button	In slot machines or video machines, the button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits.
croupier	The French word for dealer, used in the games of baccarat and roulette.
cut	When the dealer divides a deck into two parts and inverts them after they have been well shuffled.
cut card	A card of different color that is used to cut a deck of cards.
deal	To give out the cards during a hand
designated dealer	In poker games like Texas hold 'em, the player to the left of the dealer bets first. In a poker room where each game has a resident dealer, a different player serves as the designated dealer for each hand.
deuce	A two
dice	Two identical numbered cubes
die	Singular for dice, a cube with numbers 1-6 on each side.
dime bet	a $1000 wager
dollar bet	a $100 wager
double down	In blackjack, it is the players option to double their original bet in exchange for receiving only one more card.
draw	In draw poker, the second round of cards that are dealt.
draw button	In video poker this button allows the player to draw up to five new cards.
drop box	On a gaming table, the box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and chips.

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